People Power Party Proposes 'Youth Politics' Package of 3 Bills... "Mandatory Youth Nomination for Basic Councilors"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] On the 16th, the People Power Party proposed a package of three laws called the 'Youth Political Innovation' that mandates youth nominations in basic council elections and allows youth recommendation subsidies provided to political parties to be used as a youth political development fund.

The amendment to the Political Funds Act, led by Representative Kim Byung-wook, stipulates that political parties recommending a certain percentage or more of youth candidates in general and local elections will receive youth recommendation subsidies, and that 5% of the regular subsidies from the national subsidies provided to political parties will be used as a youth political development fund for fostering the youth political ecosystem.

The amendment to the Public Official Election Act, led by Representative Hwang Bo-seung-hee, includes lowering the minimum age of eligibility for candidacy from 25 to 19, which is the age of majority under civil law.

Representative Seo Beom-su has also led an amendment to the Public Official Election Act requiring political parties to mandatorily nominate at least one woman and one youth candidate in either the regional city/provincial council elections or the regional autonomous district/city/county council elections. The amendment also includes a provision that if a female youth candidate is nominated, it will be considered as nominating a youth candidate.

The People Power Party officially launched 'Youth People Power,' the first youth party within a Korean political party, on the 6th. The co-representatives are first-term lawmakers Kim Byung-wook and Hwang Bo-seung-hee. Representative Seo Beom-su, who contributed to the establishment of the youth party, also participated in proposing these bills.

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